{"id":4975,"date":"2014-09-05T20:11:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4975"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T13:44:39","slug":"termos-gerais-pouco-comuns-letra-c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/?page_id=4975","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Vocabulary – C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
cadre<\/td>pessoal (empresa), n\u00facleo de pessoas treinadas; cadre of lawyers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
camellia<\/td>cam\u00e9lia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
campfire<\/td>fogueira = bonfire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cant (to) \/ canted<\/td>inclinar, pender = to tilt or turn with a sudden jerk \/ inclinado; \"he canted his head to look at the screen\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
caper<\/td>alcaparra (Capparis spinosa)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
capsize (to)<\/td>virar, emborcar; \"the wind capsized their boat\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
captivate (to)<\/td>cativar, encantar, fascinar = to charm, to fascinate, to enchant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
captor<\/td>capturador, sequestrador = a person who has captured a person or thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
careen (to)<\/td>virar, tombar, adernar; \"the car careened around the corner\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
capsicum<\/td>piment\u00e3o (Australia) = bell pepper (US); sweet pepper (UK, Can); red sweet pepper (Capsicum spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
carob<\/td>alfarroba (Ceratonia siliqua)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
carom (to)<\/td>ricochetear, carambolar (jogo de bilhar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
carvery<\/td>restaurante tipo \"buffet\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cassock<\/td>batina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cattail<\/td>taboa (planta)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
catwalk<\/td>passagem elevada estreita; passarela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cavort (to)<\/td>1) pular, saltar = to jump; \"the children were cavorting on the playground\" \/ 2) brincar, folgar = to make merry; \"she was cavorting at a party on New Year's Eve\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chaff<\/td>1) palha, res\u00edduo, joio; \"to sift the wheat from the chaff = separar o joio do trigo\" \/ 2) coisa sem valor = something worthless; refuse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chalice<\/td>c\u00e1lice = a large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chaperone<\/td>aia, dama de companhia = a person in the past who went with a young unmarried woman to social events in order to make sure that the woman behaved properly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
char (n) \/ char (to)<\/td>carv\u00e3o = charcoal \/ queimar, chamuscar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chasm [k\u00e1zam]<\/td>abismo, precipicio = abyss, deep gap or cleft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chastise (to)<\/td>castigar (batendo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chasuble<\/td>casula = a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chattel (s)<\/td>bens m\u00f3veis (jur), posses, haveres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chatter<\/td>bate-papo, conversa fiada, tagarelice, fofoca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cheery<\/td>animado, alegre, divertido = cheerful, happy; \"she looked quite cheery that morning\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chicanery<\/td>trapa\u00e7a, fraude = trick, deception<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chide (to)<\/td>dar bronca; ralhar, admoestar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chime (to) \/ chimes (pl)<\/td>repicar (sinos), soar, tocar, bater \/\/ repique; som de sinos <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chirp (to)<\/td>piar, gorjear, trinar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chirpy<\/td>alegre, animado; \"chirpy birds\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chord<\/td>acorde = a group of notes sounded together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chowder<\/td>sopa cremosa = a thick soup or stew made of seafood or corn; clam chowder = sopa de mariscos; corn chowder = sopa de fub\u00e1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chuckle (n) \/ chuckle (to)<\/td>riso abafado; risadinha \/ dar risadinha discreta; \"Father chuckled at his own joke\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
churlish<\/td>rude, grosseiro, tosco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chute<\/td>1) cano inclinado; calha = an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass \/ 2) cachoeira, cascata = waterfall \/ 3) paraquedas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cinder<\/td>cinza = ashes; \"a burned piece of coal, wood, etc.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
citron<\/td>cidra (fruta)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clamber (to)<\/td>escalar, trepar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clamp (n) \/ clamp (to)<\/td>grampo = a device that holds or presses parts tightly together \/ grampear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clatter (to) \/ clatter (n)<\/td>fazer barulho; chocalhar, trepidar, ranger \/ algazarra, barulho, tagarelice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clout (n) \/ clout (to)<\/td>1) golpe, bofet\u00e3o, pancada = a blow or hit, especially with the hand \/ 2) influ\u00eancia; for\u00e7a; poder = influence or power, especially in politics or business; \"he still had a lot of clout in the sales department\" \/\/ bater, golpear, esbofetear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clump (n) \/ clump (to)<\/td>grupo, monte = a small group or cluster, esp. of trees or plants; a group of things clustered together \"a clump of bushes\" \/ agrupar, amontoar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clutter (n) \/ clutter (to) \/ cluttered<\/td>confus\u00e3o, desordem \/\/ desarrumar, fazer bagun\u00e7a, poluir visualmente; \"newspapers cluttered the living room\" \/\/ abarrotado, poluido visualmente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clunky<\/td>atrapalhado, desajeitado = awkward, clumsy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coalesce (to)<\/td>unir, fundir, aderir; \"the various groups coalesced into one party\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coax (to)<\/td>persuadir, seduzir = to flatter, to entice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cochlea<\/td>caracol da orelha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coffer<\/td>arca, cofre = a box or chest, especially one for valuables; \"dozens of heavy coffers were retrieved from the sunken ship\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cohort<\/td>s\u00f3cio, associado, c\u00famplice = associate, follower, friend, companion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
collude (to)<\/td>tramar, conspirar = to conspire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
con man<\/td>trapaceiro, vigarista, velhaco, caloteiro = a person who tricks other people in order to get their money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
concoct (to) \/ concoction<\/td>1) fabricar, preparar = to prepare (food) by combining ingredientes \/ 2) inventar (excuse) \/ 3) tramar (plot) = to devise, to make up \/\/ prepara\u00e7\u00e3o, mistura, beberagem = a mixture of various ingredients or elements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
concur (to)<\/td>concordar = to agree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
condolence<\/td>condol\u00eancias \/ accept my condolences \/ to present condolences = dar os p\u00easames<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
confide (to)<\/td>1) confiar; \"you can confide in him\" \/ 2) confidenciar, contar em confian\u00e7a = to tell (secrets) to another in trust; \"she was afraid to confide her plans to me\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
conflate (to)<\/td>unir, fundir = to fuse into one entity; to merge:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
conjure (to)<\/td>1) fazer truques \/ 2) fazer aparecer, invocar (esp\u00edrito, fantasma, etc)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
connive (to) at \/ connived<\/td>ser conivente com \/ conivente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
constrict (to)<\/td>contrair, comprimir, apertar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
construe (to)<\/td>explicar, interpretar = to explain the meaning of; to interpret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cooing<\/td>arrulho = sound of doves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coop (n) \/ coop (to)<\/td>gaiola, galinheiro = a cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals \/ confinar, engaiolar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cordon (n) \/ cordon (to)<\/td>cord\u00e3o de isolamento = a line of police, soldiers, etc., guarding an area or preventing people from passing through it \/ cercar, bloquear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coroner
\n<\/td>		investigador de casos de morte; m\u00e9dico-legista = an officer in a county whose function is to investigate any death not clearly resulting from natural causes
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cote (to) \/ cote<\/td>cotar = quote (to) \/ cota = quote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
covert \/ covertly<\/td>secreto = secret, concealed; \"covert operations\" \/ secretamente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
covet (to)<\/td>cobi\u00e7ar, desejar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cower (to)<\/td>agachar, encolher; \"the timid dog cowered in the corner\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cram (to) with<\/td>comprimir, abarrotar de, encher de = to fill (something) so that there is no room for anything else<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cramp<\/td>c\u00e3ibra = a painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by fatigue or strain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cramped<\/td>apertado, abarrotado = severely limited in space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crank<\/td>1) manivela \/\/ 2) exc\u00eantrico = a person who has strange ideas or who supports bizarre causes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cranky<\/td>irritado, mal-humorado = ill-tempered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cranny<\/td>greta, fenda = a small, narrow space or opening; nook; every nook and cranny = todo canto e recanto; em todo canto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crate (n) \/ crate (to)<\/td>caixa, caixote, engradado = a wooden box made of slats, for packing, shipping, or storing; \"he bought a crate of oranges at the market\" \/ encaixotar = to pack in a crate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
creak (to)<\/td>ranger, chiar, guinchar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crease (to) \/ crease (n)<\/td>1) amarrotar (roupa) = to wrinkle \/ 2) enrugar, franzir \"a smile creased her face\" \/\/ 1) dobra, vinco, prega \/ 2) ruga = wrinkle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cringe (to)<\/td>agachar-se, contrair-se, encolher-se<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crock \/ crockery<\/td>panela de barro, jarro ou pote de cer\u00e2mica \/ lou\u00e7a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crucible<\/td>cadinho = vessel for melting ores, metals \/\/ prova severa = severe test<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crumple (to)<\/td>amassar, amarrotar, enrugar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cryptic<\/td>enigm\u00e1tico, misterioso = mysterious, hidden, puzzling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cull (to)<\/td>abater animais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curfew<\/td>toque de recolher; \"the army imposed a curfew on certain days and all evenings\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curmudgeon<\/td>velho ranheta, miser\u00e1vel = a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cursory<\/td>superficial, apressado, precipitado = hasty and usually superficial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curtail (to)<\/td>1) restringir (freedom, rights) \/ 2) abreviar, encurtar (visit) \/ 3) reduzir (expenses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curtsey \/ curtsey (to)<\/td>mesura, rever\u00eancia \/ fazer rever\u00eancia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cushy<\/td>confort\u00e1vel, agradav\u00e9l = easy, comfortable, pleasant; \"his uncle got him a cushy job \"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cusp<\/td>ponta, extremidade, c\u00faspide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3652,"menu_order":502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4975","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4975"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22040,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4975\/revisions\/22040"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cluny.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}